Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities University of Virginia School of PO Box 800761 Charlottesville VA 22908-0761 434.924.2094/ 434.924.5986 (fax) www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/medcenterhour SPRING 2009 Wednesdays, 12:30-1:30 pm Jordan Conference Center Auditorium (unless otherwise noted)

21 January 2009 History of the Health Sciences Lecture CAN WE AFFORD HEALTH CARE FOR THE BABY BOOM? AN ALTERNATIVE VISION Jeff Goldsmith, Ph.D., Health Futures, Inc., Charlottesville VA Carolyn L. Engelhard, M.P.A., Department of Public Health Sciences, UVA Co-presented with Historical Collections of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

28 January 2009 IF THAT EVER HAPPENS TO ME … MAKING LIFE AND DECISIONS AFTER TERRI SCHIAVO Lois L. Shepherd, J.D., Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities and Department of Public Health Sciences, UVA Daryl R. Gress, M.D., Department of Neurology and Director, Neurocritical Care, UVA

4 February 2009 A KEY FOR THE LOCKED IN? USING REAL-TIME FUNCTIONAL IMAGING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE SEVERELY PARALYZED Dennis Proffitt, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, UVA Jonathan R. Zadra, Department of Psychology, UVA Lawrence H. Phillips, II, M.D., Department of Neurology, UVA

11 February 2009 EMPATHY, COMPASSION, AND BALANCE Sharon Salzberg, Insight Meditation, Barre MA Co-presented with the UVA Cancer Center and Chaplaincy Services and Pastoral Care

18 February 2009 History of the Health Sciences Lecture A DOCTOR'S REFLECTIONS ON ILLNESS IN A HIGH-TECH ERA Robert Martensen, M.D., Ph.D., Office of NIH History, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD Co-presented with Historical Collections of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library

25 February 2009 Research in Medical Education PROFESSIONALISM AND MEDICAL EDUCATION'S HIDDEN CURRICULUM Frederic W. Hafferty, Ph.D., Department of Behavioral Sciences, University of Minnesota, Duluth MN Co-presented with the School of Medicine's Academy of Distinguished Educators

4 March 2009 The Richardson Memorial Lecture of the School of Medicine DISCLOSING MEDICAL ERRORS TO PATIENTS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, FUTURE DIRECTIONS Thomas Gallagher, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle WA Mary K Hardy R.N., M.A., CCRN, Clinician III, Porter Medical , UVA Health System Co-presented with the School of Medicine and Patient Safety and Risk Management, UVA Health System

11 March 2009 History of the Health Sciences Lecture OUR BODIES, OURSELVES: READING THE WRITTEN FEMALE BODY Sue Wells, Ph.D., Department of English, Temple University, Philadelphia PA Joanne Pinkerton, M.D., Midlife Women's Health Center, UVA Miriam Bender, J.D., Women's Health Virginia, Charlottesville VA Co-presented with the History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series, UVA Women's Center, Studies in Women and Gender, and the Midlife Women's Health Center

18 March 2009 The Moore Lecture of the School of Medicine THE MOORE LECTURE OF THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE N. Lynn Eckhert, M.D., Dr.P.H., International Programs, Partners Harvard Medical International, Boston MA Co-presented with the Virginia Festival of the Book

25 March 2009 The Koppaka Family Foundation Lecture of the School of Medicine THE LONELY PATIENT Michael Stein, M.D., Medicine and Community Health, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence RI

1 April 2009 History of the Health Sciences Lecture: The Crispell Memorial Lecture WHEN GERMS TRAVEL: SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF CONTAGIOUS CRISES ACROSS TIME Howard Markel, M.D., Ph.D., Center for the History of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI Co-presented with the History of the Health Sciences Lecture Series and the Institute for Practical Ethics and Public Life ______

The Medical Center Hour is produced weekly throughout the academic year by the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Humanities, University of Virginia School of Medicine. In partnership with Historical Collections of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, our series includes History of the Health Sciences Lectures. For more information, call 434.924.2094 or see www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/medcenterhour and www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/library/historical/lectures.cfm.

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